Category Archives: General

News: E-mail virus insults its victims – hehe, best one I heard all day!

<a href="http://www.winterspeak.com/2002_12_01_archive.html#
90005185″>iDrive a failure (and other pervasive thoughts) – yeah, the cost of training. I’ve helped non-computer literate people use PCs. It’s hard. What’ll happen when computers are in everything? Flashing “12:00” on every device in the country? Or a broken washing machine that has a bust eprom? (yes, ours broke down a few days ago..)

The Latest Kissinger Outrage – Why is a proven liar and wanted man in charge of the 9/11 investigation?

Microsoft-Based Servers Cheaper to Run Than Linux – haha! Here’s the /. discussion.

Mini and personal review of Far From Heaven.

WebKreator – Handling fatal and parse errors in PHP

Internationalization and Localization with PHP

How To Get Hired As An Open-Source Developer – Companies looking for open source skill sets are very focused on the proven abilities of the engineer in the work environment. In other words, if you can do it, you are the right candidate. With proprietary systems, like Microsoft technologies, there’s a tendency to look at things like certifications as a prerequisite for hires.

Full text: bin Laden’s ‘letter to America’ – linked from the Daypop top 40, but I haven’t seen it on my travels. Basically, “You fight us, we fight you”.

Weapons Inspectors’ Experience Questioned, ah sure, I might as well apply. Ye never know, they might send me out there. I could do with a bit of travel…